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The Orevkov invariant of an affine plane curve

Algebraic Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We show that although the fundamental group of the complement of an algebraic affine plane curve is not easy to compute, it possesses a more accessible quotient, which we call the Orevkov invariant.

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@article{arxiv.math/0110286,
  title  = {The Orevkov invariant of an affine plane curve},
  author = {Walter D. Neumann and Paul Norbury},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0110286},
  year   = {2007}
}

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